Engineering:Ivchenko-Progress AI-322

Short description: Ukrainian afterburning turbofan engine

AI-322
Ivchenko-Progress AI-322F
Type	Turbofan
National origin	Ukraine
Manufacturer
Major applications	Baykar Bayraktar Kızılelma
Developed from	Ivchenko-Progress AI-222

The Ivchenko-Progress AI-322 (Ukrainian: AI-322, Russian: АИ-322) are a family of low-bypass turbofan engines developed from the AI-222 engine.

Design and development

The development of the engine continues at Ivchenko-Progress of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine . The engine was originally intended for the Hongdu L-15 trainer aircraft and it is now planned to be used in Baykar Bayraktar Kızılelma fighter UAV. An afterburning version, the AI-322F is also available.

Variants

AI-322

AI-322F

Applications

• Baykar Bayraktar Kızılelma
• Hongdu L-15
• TAI Anka-3

Specifications (AI-322F)

Data from

General characteristics

• Type: Two-spool low-bypass turbofan
• Length: 1,960 mm (77 in)
• Diameter: 640 mm (25 in)
• Dry weight: 440 kg (970 lb) in base configuration, 560 kg (1,230 lb) in afterburning configuration

Components

• Compressor: axial, 2-stage LP compressor and 8-stage HP compressor
• Combustors: annular
• Turbine: 1-stage HP, 1-stage LP

Performance

• Maximum thrust: 2,500 kgf (24.5 kN; 5,511.6 lbf) in takeoff mode (non-afterburning), 4,200 kgf (41.2 kN; 9,259.4 lbf) afterburning.
• Overall pressure ratio: 15.43:1
• Bypass ratio: 1.19:1
• Turbine inlet temperature: 1,470 K (1,200 °C)
• Fuel consumption: 0.66 kg/kgf.h (18.7 g/kNs) (non-afterburning), 1.9 kg/kgf.h (53.8 g/kNs) (afterburning)
• Specific fuel consumption: 0.66 kg/(kgf h)
• Thrust-to-weight ratio: 5.68 (non-afterburning), 7.5 (afterburning)

See also

Related development

• Ivchenko-Progress AI-222

Comparable engines

• HAL HTFE-25
• Honeywell/ITEC F124
• IHI Corporation XF5
• Lotarev DV-2
• Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour

Related lists

• List of aircraft engines

External links

• Motorsich AI-322 page